The Cave Instructor Certificate (CIC) Scheme is the highest instructing award designed for those involved in introducing others to caving, passing technical skills on to others and instructing in a variety of caves at different technical levels. The scheme has four stages – enrolment, training, assessment and issue of an award.
Trainers & Assessors
| TA | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Atkins (including Tyrloean) | Wharfedale House, Springfield Close, Midway, Derbyshire DE11 0DB Email: Nigel Atkins | 01283 210666 07831 449919 |
| Phil Baker | Lynhurst, The Avenue, Stoney Middleton, Hope Valley, S32 4TB Email: Phil Baker | 07722 017934 |
| Dave Baines (MINES MODULE ONLY)(including Tyrloean) | Millcliff, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6QP Email: Dave Baines | 07980 118656 |
| Juliet Parker-Smith | Keri, Glasbury, Via Hereford, Herefordshire HR3 5NT Email: Juliet Parker-Smith | 07387 080380 |
| Paul Rafferty | 22 Herriot Way, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1FL Email: Paul Rafferty | 07889 751781 |
| Richard Hill (including Tyrolean) | 2 Ash Grove, Llanigon, Hereford, HR3 5RP Email: Richard Hill | 01497 821163 07876 193745 |
Course Descriptions
Scoring Criteria
CIC Resources
- Coaching and CIC Holders (PDF)
- Coaching and CIC Holders (powerpoint)
- CIC: Pull Through Caving Techniques
- Cave & Mine Leader: Water Safety
- CIC Water Safety Panel Reports
- CIC Tyrolean Notes
- Radon Underground
LCMLA Resources useful for CICs
- Ropework for Cave/Mine Leaders
- LCMLA Water Safety
- Suggested Lifelining Systems
- Thunderstorms & Flash Flooding at Long Churn Caves
- Thunderstorms & Flash Flooding at Goyden Pot & Manchester Hole
- Weather and its Effects on Caves: A Guide for Cavers
- Caving Emergency Card
- Navigating Deep Water in Porth yr Ogof
- LCMLA Mining Terms
- Radon Underground
- Vertical Leader Ropework
- Tyrolean for Groups - Rigging Notes
- Cave & Mine Leader: Water Safety